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The effort yielded several key takeaways : Benefits : Williams was able to have a meaningful effect on
• Topography
• Stock water distribution and placement of cattle .
• Elevation
• Other natural and
Cattle became increasingly easier to handle both in the • Forage quality and artificial attractants pasture and in the corrals . quantity like riparian areas or supplementary salt
As experience and skills increased , the time required
• Fencing working cattle ( gathering , sorting , processing ) decreased significantly .
Other secondary benefits included improved conception challenges : terrain , available forage , and water points limited his rates , decreased illness , and increased weight gains . ability to herd and place cattle and have them stay where they were put .
Stress was reduced in the cattle and ( maybe more importantly ) in Williams as a manager , which improved all aspects of ranch
Success in low-stress livestock handling also required human management and livestock handling . adjustments in outlook , attitude and approach .
But there were challenges , which included :
Although the formal research project has ended , Williams continues to employ the techniques of stockmanship and lowstress herding in his operation . While he has yet to achieve the
Learning the skills to handle stock in a low-stress manner required significant time , commitment and effort . Williams reports consistent and precise targeted , controlled grazing he imagined that if he hadn ’ t agreed to participate in the three-year study , he prior to starting this project , his control and effectiveness might have quit after year one out of frustration . continues to improve . He considers that the improvements he has The herding practice itself takes time , and is difficult to balance achieved in his pasture — as well as the disposition and handling
against other ranch responsibilities , which always seem more of the cattle — has overwhelmingly justified the time and effort in important in the short term . learning and implementing the techniques .
Ranch topography , infrastructure and seasonality were still
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